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Why though? That’s the interesting part. Pioneers want to be there to experience the challenge of bootstrapping. It’s the whole point.

It’s like saying “why climb Everest? We can send a drone up instead.”

>>adastr+(OP)
Fine as long as I don't have to pay for it in taxes.

>>holler+k
Nobody is asking you to.

>>adastr+U1
People are asking my elected representatives to, and if those reps say yes, then I have to help pay for it or risk going to jail.

>>adastr+(OP)
Right, and now that "climb Everest" is past the "pioneer" stage, what does it look like?

Trash, exploitation and littered with corpses.

>>holler+V2
The current Mars movement is NASA-independent. We only need FAA authorization to launch, that is all. It's 100% privately funded.

>>cess11+l9
So? People still want to climb, and if they want to risk their lives, they can.

>>adastr+(OP)
If you're climbing Everest, sure. If you're settling a new world, building a place to live with an economy, then the easier the better.

>>adastr+0f
Yeah, unlike you I'm not a fan of trash, exploitation and corpses littering the ground.

>>adastr+Ue
Then I'm fine with it. Thanks for your patience with my ignorance.